UNITED
NATIONS,
September 8 --
Elements of
the Congolese
Army, and the
UN
which supports
them, are
accused of
links with the
FDLR militia.
Ostensibly,
the UN's new
Intervention
Brigade in
Eastern Congo
was to
target not
only the M23
but also the
FDLR: all
armed groups.

In
fact, the UN
purported to
speak for more
than itself,
staying "A
joint mission
of United
Nations,
African Union,
European Union
and
United States
envoys for the
Great Lakes
Region of
Africa
visited...
The delegation
expressed a
unified front
on the
challenges
facing the
DRC and
emphasized the
importance of
tackling the
issues of
armed
groups in the
region
including the
immediate
threat as a
result of
the presence
of M23."

But
this UN
summary on
behalf of the
five parties
did not
mention the
FDLR.

Was was the UN
really or
correctly
speaking for
all five? And
so, what will
be
accomplished
by MONUSCO's
involvement in
the Expanded
Joint
Verification
Mechanism,
when MONUSCO
so much faster
judged who
fired
into Rwanda
than it is
moving with
its
investigation
into chemical
weapons in
Syria?